Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner says deputies and officers from other agencies have been rounding up suspects in an organized effort to scam the elderly. The sheriff said more than $7 million in cash and gold had been stolen from the retirement savings of around 200...
Texas has its fourth attorney general of the year. Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Angela Colmenero as temporary attorney general on Monday, July 10, following the departure of John Scott, who was named to the post May 31. Both succeeded Brent Webster, first assistant...
Texas lawmakers are continuing to work on Gov. Greg Abbott’s pledge to eliminate property taxes in Texas or provide lasting tax cuts. As the first special session of the 88th Legislature concluded, Abbott announced a second session starting Tuesday, June 27, saying,...
Farmersville City Attorney Alan Lathrom, offering a comprehensive rundown of legislation that affects city governments, declared that the Texas Legislature acted in a “peculiar” matter by seeking to shore up its power in Austin. Lathrom, who delivered a lengthy...
Family honors Blackland Prairie acreage A Farmersville family is on a mission to continue a legacy started by the family patriarch to preserve a rare piece of property. The property, now known as Indigo Hills Prairie and Wildflower Preserve, consists of 49 acres of...
The Farmersville Fire Department fireworks stand located at Bates Machine and MFG Inc. has all the pyrotechnics anyone may need for the Fourth of July. According to Fire Captain Kelsey Casey, the stand is run by volunteer firefighters and has a “range of fireworks”...
China is at war with America today, financially, psychologically and monetarily, according to U.S. Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas. “We’ve got to change your perception and all people’s perception that China is no longer just a big warehouse in the sky that Amazon delivers...
Not long ago, I received a heartwarming moment of affirmation. It came from a gentleman I encountered while taking some pictures for The Princeton Herald. I was on assignment at a Habitat for Humanity house that was nearing completion on Harrelson Drive in Princeton....
A summertime staple in Wylie is set to return for another iteration that will contain plenty of fun for all ages. Over the years, Bluegrass on Ballard has evolved from a weeklong celebration known as the Wylie July Jubilee to a street dance and, ultimately, a daylong...
